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TIL Australia is wider than the moon (3900 vs 3400KM Diameter)

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8Pw8 TIL “PNG” is pronounced “ping”
N7Lw8 TIL humans invented booze before the wheel.
Qj19 TIL Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States were the only countries to vote against the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
R7Bnj TIL that the vikings brought native American wives to Iceland, and their DNA is still present on the island.
KGA4 TIL the Beatles played a demo copy of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” before its release at full volume from an open apartment window at 6AM. Instead of complaining, the residents opened their windows and listened, aware they were hearing unreleased Beatles music.